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I've got a missing volume (named 'dev') in my root directory, that I can't delete in the Finder. Attempting to delete it from the command line is folly, since it's the "dev" directory.
The Finder thinks it's an alias, and it gives the following error message when I click on it:
The volume for "dev" cannot be found.
Insert the volume for "dev" and wait for it to appear on the desktop, then try again.
[OK]
Any ideas on how I can get rid of this thing? It doesn't show up when I ls -l from my root directory, only the normal dev directory shows up.
the /dev directory is not a pointer to a volume. It contains files that refer to various pieces of hardware (all drives) and software (e.g. tty ports) on your system. You'd probably get a better explanation googling for the contents of the /dev directory, and it's one of those elements common to pretty much all unices and their derivatiave OS's. Leave it alone ! cheers vinai _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-kernel mailing list (Darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-kernel/site_archiver%40lists.a... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com